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The International Energy Agency raised its forecast for global oil demand growth, citing low oil prices, economic recovery and a relatively cold winter.

The blue-chip index snapped four straight days of losses, boosted by gains from the technology and financial sectors.

The blue-chip index rallied sharply higher Wednesday, snapping four straight days of declines.

Human Rights Watch has found several thousand child laborers working in gold mines in Ghana, one of the world's largest producers.

Standard & Poor's downgraded several U.K. and German banks, saying it considers government support for these banks to be uncertain.

News of a big shareholder payout on the company's website disappeared as suddenly as it appeared. The retailer says it made a mistake.

U.S. stocks closed narrowly lower Tuesday, extending losses for a fourth straight day.

U.S. stocks traded mildly higher Tuesday, trying to snap three days of declines.

Nicky Hilton shuts down rumors that mom Kathy Hilton will replace Kim Richards on Season 6 of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.”

German prosecutors are probing questionable client transactions at Deutsche Bank, adding to the lender's recent legal woes.

CEO Stuart Gulliver is due to outline on Tuesday his second major strategic plan since taking over at the start of 2011.

Harvard has come under attack in court for allegedly limiting the number of Asian-Americans it admits. A Reuters examination reveals how the lawsuit brought in their name arose from a broader goal: upending a Supreme Court decision that has primarily helped blacks and Hispanics.

The blue-chip index turned negative for the year, led by losses in the technology sector.

Students at schools that shut down can request a closed school loan discharge or try to transfer their credits.

Shareholders will converge in Mountain View, California, Tuesday to hear car talk from CEO Elon Musk.

Shares of the Dow component traded flat ahead of the iPhone maker’s five-day annual Worldwide Developers Conference, which kicks off Monday.

Calpers says it will save hundreds of millions of dollars by halving the number of fee-heavy outside managers it uses.

If substantiated, the probe could raise concerns over market integrity in U.S. government bonds central to the economic system.

Diageo's stock spiked at the news of a possible takeover, recording its greatest intraday gain since 2008.

"The President did not state that the strong dollar was a problem," the U.S. official said.

The deal is expected to be signed Monday.

A former chief financial officer of the Swiss UBS AG, the incoming CEO has been on Deutsche Bank’s supervisory board since 2013.

"Solid consumer spending, reduced global headwinds and firming inflation in the second quarter all point to a September rate liftoff."

The upbeat report suggests the U.S. economy is regaining momentum following a winter slowdown, meaning the Federal Reserve will likely raise interest rates in September.

U.S. employment rose by 280,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate rose to 5.5 percent. As the job market expands, employers are facing a new dilemma: labor shortages.

A growing number of retail investors have brushed aside warnings of an impending bubble to fuel a boom in China's stock market.

Greece opted to delay a debt repayment to European creditors, sparking fears Athens is edging closer to bankruptcy. The Dow tumbled 170 points in response.

Twitter was downgraded by Evercore Thursday after the firm expressed concern about the social media site’s slow user growth.

Billionaire Jack Ma continues to build out Alibaba's mobile ecosystem and is raising more money for potential acquisitions